SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE

CAUSES OF STROKE

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a major risk factor for stroke as well. Another cause of stroke is Myocardial infarction.

Diabetes is one of the most common diagnoses in medicine and is an established risk factor for stroke as well.

Atrial fibrillation is a heart arrhythmia (heart rhythm disorder) that increases the risk for stroke.

Hyperlipidemia, or elevated levels of blood cholesterol, is an established risk factor for stroke.

Carotid artery disease is an important risk factor for someone to have a stroke.

Cigarette smoking is definitely a risk factor for those that indulge to have a stroke.

Excessive alcohol intake may increase the risk having a stroke.

Heredity refers to when members of a family pass traits from one generation to another through genes.

A person’s risk for stroke may be greater if a parent, grandparent, sister, or brother has had a stroke.

This risk increases as a person of that lineage increases in age.

TREATMENTS FOR STROKE VICTIMS

Having a stroke can be absolutely devastating, in many cases the patient makes a full recovery in time, in many instances it can take almost the rest of the victim’s life to actually get better.

Be realistic, you just had a traumatic event take place in your life and change will come but it is a process.

APHASIA THERAPY

Aphasia is the loss of the ability to speak, to understand what someone else is saying, or both.

It is a communication disorder that results when a part of the brain that contains speech become damaged.

People with Aphasia may have difficulty speaking, writing, understanding what others are saying and more.

Slurred speech and may even affect the muscles of the face that help to form words and also the tongue itself.

Aphasia therapy, in simple terms is a way of helping the victim of a stroke learn how to speak correctly, use the muscles that were effected by the stroke and to understand what others are saying to them. It’s sort of like learning to walk when you were a child.

SEVERAL WAYS YOU CAN HELP

Limit your conversations to one person at a time.

Make sure that the area you are in is very quiet so the victim can hear your every word and can maintain his or her focus directly on you.

Speak slowly and in a natural tone. Never speak loudly or erratically to them.

Make sure they get the meaning of each and every word that you say, use hand gestures or facial gestures to get the point across.

Don’t try and make the person speak perfectly this can be frustrating, give them ample space to express what they’re trying to say as well.

Strengthening your motor skills

This is a very important type of therapy, as it helps the person who has had a stroke regain the use of those muscles that helps him or her to swallow again.

In strengthening your motor skills, you can expect the victim to have better balance and coordination.

Building up their strength again is a very important part of a stroke victims life.

DRUG THERAPY

Along with physical and speech therapy, certain drugs can help assist with recovery and help reduce the chance of have another stroke.

These drugs are blood thinners, blood pressure and cholesterol medicines.

Even something as simple as a low dose aspirin is prescribed by caregivers.

COFFEE THE MYSTERY DRINK

Specialists are still mystified by exactly why coffee causes a tremendous drop in having a risk of stroke.

It appears that coffee decreases inflammation or improves insulin resistance, the both of them can help you from getting a stroke.

Remember that just drinking coffee isn’t enough to completely remove the chance of getting a stroke or heart attack.

You must keep this in mind also, a healthy diet and staying faithful to an excercise routine each day is without a doubt the things that will keep your body running at its optimum level.

POLLUTION COULD BE OUR IMPENDING DOOM!

It has been stated that out of all the diseases in the world, pollution is probably the worse threat to mankind.

What kind of numbers would you take a guess to estimate the lives that are consumed by this invention of nature and mankind per year?

The tragic loss of life associated with pollution are absolutely staggering!

THE UNBORN ARE VICTIMS OF POLLUTION

Hundreds of thousands of premature deaths, lower birth rates, still born, death in newborns due to respiratory problems are linked to this enemy of ours that makes our planet dirty and impure.

Death tolls are measured in the millions, of those precious souls that were lost to air and water pollution, such a tragedy.

Lives that are lost are three times higher than three of the world biggest killers combined.

COUNTRY THAT POLLUTES THE MOST

We’ll not pick a country to point a finger at, this is a global problem and it needs to be addressed now to prevent an increase in deaths to the citizens of the whole world.

It is so sad that in generations to come, debt that we created in dirty air and water will be the cause millions that will have to bear, the consequences of our negligence and shortsightedness.

DISEASES CAUSE BY AIR POLLUTION

There are many diseases that may be caused by air pollution.

Asthma is a disease that may be caused by air pollution. Asthma is a chronic, sometimes debilitating inflammatory disease of the airways caused by air pollution from cars, factories or even power plants.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder or COPD is a disease that may be caused by air pollution.

Long-term exposure to air pollution, also automobile exhaust are reasons for lung dysfunctions and may cause premature deaths.

Lung cancer is a disease that may be caused by air pollution. Lung cancer is characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both lungs.

POOR QUALITY INDOOR AIR

Poor indoor air quality may also be a risk to our health as well. Air quality in a workplace if monitored, is often worse that outside air.

Some more noticeable symptoms of pollution are inflamed airways, eye irritation and damage to our respiratory tract.

TAKING CARE OF YOUR SKIN

Is there a difference between face cleansers and face washes? They both in fact do the job of removing oil, dirt, and make-up from your skin.

A good cleanser dissolves away dirt, oil and grime from your face along with any make-up that may be present.

These impurities can also be removed by a good face wash.

during the early years of your life, you probably didn’t care that much about your skin.

Everything looked perfectly fine. You didn’t give a second thought about using sun screen or anything else for that matter.

Look at your skin now, can you see a big difference from that baby smooth skin of yesteryear to what you have now?

Wrinkles, thinning, sagging and dryness are all part of this process of growing old.

Where that baby soft skin used to repair itself in just a short while, it doesn’t do that well now that you’ve added on a few birthdays, does it?

Those wonderful chemicals that kept your skin strong and elastic, are not doing their duty like they used to by a long shot.

Take notice of the process that worked so well before keeping your skin soft, glistening and lovely has somehow all but stopped.

The sad part is that you can’t do anything to completely stop what’s happening no matter how you try.

Now you’ve started checking out the members of your family to see how their skin is holding up.

You have discovered that the members on your Dad’s side of the family seem to not get wrinkles until their middle forties or so. But you Mom’s side of the family seem to get wrinkles earlier on in their life.

You’ve concluded that you’ll probably take after Mom family, so you better get busy now and try to head off the wrinkle monster!

Aging due to sunburns that we got working outside or at the beach, has a definite effect on our skin as we get on in our golden years.

Exposure to the sun definitely ages your skin it can have even more devastating consequences beyond wrinkles, age spots and a leathery look.

Even the food that you eat, and smoking can have an effect on how your skin looks.

WAYS OF SLOWING THE AGING OF YOUR SKIN

Let me caution you that taking care of your aging skin will not cost you an arm and a leg like some would lead you to believe.

In fact, it’s pretty inexpensive, the only items you really need is a cleanser, a moisturizer and a sunscreen.

Whether you want to go to the drugstore or your cosmetic counter to look for other products that advertise to help aging skin is totally up to you.

Taking care of your skin isn’t just about the skin on face, oh no.

The skin that cover your entire body is very different from the skin on your face, remember that.

There are some important facts that you must remember about the skin. The skin on your face is quite a bit different from the skin on your body.

Your skin, in most cases, is quite thinner and more delicate on the face and hands.

Remember that Soaps may sometimes contain harsh detergent that tend to deplete the skin of some of its natural oils and leave your skin feeling tight and dry.

Just because you may have oily skin, you still need a light moisturizing, oil-less product that replaces the natural oil that were lost through washing or the sun. Just in case you have dry skin, look for a heavier cream.

A good sunscreen should be worn daily, if you are planning any outdoor activities at all.

Normally we might think of being sunburned as a summer event, did you know that you can get a sunburn even in winter?
Don’t forget to stay away from those tanning beds too ladies!

Even if you do everything that you think is right, there’s no way to stop its aging process entirely.

It matters not the products you use or the care you give to your skin, I’ sorry to say it but you are going to have a few wrinkles on that once baby soft skin anyway.

TREATMENTS FOR AGING SKIN

Chemical peels are meant to smooth out wrinkles and improve uneven skin tone and texture, but this process can be very painful to the user.

Face lifts are another way remove some of those crows feet, laugh lines and wrinkles.

There is another process where a fine piece of sandpaper is used to essentially grind down layers of skin to achieve a desired look.

THE BOTTOM LINE

What does a wrinkle here or there actually cause any harm? I think that maybe our ego gets in the way in most cases and just messes everything up.

Wear your wrinkles and laugh lines proudly, remember that aging is a process that no one has the power to stop.

The keyword today is “aging” and you’ve been blessed to reach this time in your life. Enjoy your life, wrinkles and all, be thankful you’re here to see those lovely little lines!

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